One dead, three injured in Saturday night accident

By Chris Swick

November 09, 2015

One man is dead and three were hospitalized after an accident Saturday night in McPherson.

According to the McPherson Police Department, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of East Kansas Avenue and Maxwell just before 10:45 p.m. when one vehicle was stopped at the stop light, only to be rear-ended by a second.

The driver of the second vehicle, a Hispanic male and sole occupant, was transported to McPherson Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The first vehicle was occupied by five people, three of whom were transported to McPherson Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the second vehicle had not yet been identified, according to the MPD. The five occupants of the first vehicle were all from out-of-town and were not identified.